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Topic Started: Oct 11 2016, 05:39 PM (32 Views)
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Protostegids:

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The giant ancestor of modern Protostegids.

Living islands, literally the only way to explain these giant sea reptiles. They are called these sometimes due to the forests of algae and barnacles that grow on their shells. Sometimes even small anemones stick themselves to the turtle's, creating soft light reefs on the animal. Consider their diets of jellyfish and sea grasses. These moving reefs and forests are a oasis for fish and smaller sea reptiles. Even when they die, their giant skeletons form even more reefs. They are one animal in this world yet to others they are a entire world. Three species live, one in every tropical area of the oceans.


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Genus: Gigazoster
Species: pacificus
Name means: Giant girdle of the pacific
Common Names: Pacific Turatee

Stats:
Average size: 15 feet long 4 feet high
Average weight: 1 ton
Notable features: Blue facial features
Location: Tropical and subtropical open ocean of the Pacific.

Description:
A large sea turtle with a leathery shell and boxy head with a narrow snout. Flippers are large and allow for quick bursts of speed with little effort. They are blue with a darker blue shell and dark blue facial markings. The pic above shows a better image of a male.

Facts:
Turatee is a mix between the word turtle and manatee due to their habit of hovering over sea grass fields and grazing. They will also hover over reefs where they would pick up soft coral-like animals like anemones and starfish and as they get older, algae builds up on the shell. Young Turatees feed on jellyfish while older individuals feed on sea grass. Related species are G. indicus and Megalogeochelys. atlanticus.
Edited by The Dark Phoenix, Oct 11 2016, 07:00 PM.
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